Welcome September!

We are back from our week of the beach!
we had a great vacation in the Outer Banks, NC...what a wonderful week....only a little rain on the second day (which took away the humidity)...but otherwise blue skies and beautiful weather. The kids swam in the ocean (the first time they have been to the ocean...our kids) each day, swam in the pools, the hot tubs, went to Jockeys Ridge for some sand dune climbing, and played.....really played hard. All the kids (and adults) were tired each night. We enjoyed the time away and look forward to the next time we can go back.

now we enter into fall...school started this week....braydon started at his new school, so far so good. we have a busy fall ahead of us...and if you can believe it...Brielle is only 6 weeks away from turning 1! time has flown.

enjoy the pics

" Lighthouse Lookout"
Outer Banks, Summer 2007
Mike, Melissa, Josh and Ben
all done....(not sure why the picture turned)

our little dudes! Josh and Braydon
my little boy....growing so fast!
August 31, 2007
happy little girl! (this is her...the look in her eye!)
mom and her kids

so..this is the men..laying around....
while...melissa and I went running everyday :)

at Jockeys Ridge..sand dunes! (near Kitty Hawk)
Ben and Brielle
my two little ones
Brett and Mike trying to rally up Josh and Braydon on the dune

smores over the grill...
hmmm, yummy!
braydon and josh playing in the ocean
daddy with his kids

still running...
visited Kitty Hawk Kites...he now owns a "train" kite
just looking....don't worry..she crawled right in a few times
this picture looks worse than it is .....he actually does not have his foot on her..they are laughing
again...playing in the water

no fear...crawling right into the ocean
hi dad!
"cheese"
everyone loves the sand...
digging "muddy mud pits" with daddy

josh got pirate suits for his birthday..shared one with braydon for the day
ben...the happy little pirate
brielle..fashionista pirate
again...with the homemade pacifier
SPIDERMAN!!!!